Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs GPT-4o

Claude 3.7 Sonnet leads the LLM Stats Score 24.2 to 14.4. GPT-4o is 1.4x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · OpenAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet leads the overall LLM Stats Score 24.2 to 14.4, ranking #155 overall.

In the 8 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins 8; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, GPT-4o is roughly 1.4x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet also accepts a larger context window (200,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3.7 Sonnet

overall performance matters — it scores 24.2 and ranks #155 on LLM Stats
your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 8 of 8 exact shared results
you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window
you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2025

Choose GPT-4o

cost matters — it's about 1.4x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Better token value: GPT-4o

Core performance indexes

LLM Stats Score

24.2

#155 · 11 evals

Best

14.4

#221 · 37 evals

Reasoning

23.3

#153 · 10 evals

Best

16.1

#203 · 31 evals

Coding

14.0

#123 · 2 evals

Best

-0.3

#230 · 5 evals

Cost, coverage & limits

Benchmark wins

8 of 8

Best

0 of 8

Input price

$3.00 / M

$2.50 / M

Best

Output price

$15.00 / M

$10.00 / M

Best

Context window

200,000

Best

128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared

Index

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

GPT-4o

Math

16.7#192 · 4 evals

12.8#223 · 6 evals

Tool use

18.1#67 · 2 evals

6.1#141 · 6 evals

Writing

18.6#25 · 2 evals

5.9#84 · 7 evals

Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Claude 3.7 Sonnet · 38 for GPT-4o

8 shared

Claude 3.7 Sonnet outperforms in 8 benchmarks (AIME 2024, GPQA, IFEval, MMMLU, MMMU, SWE-Bench Verified, TAU-bench Airline, TAU-bench Retail), while GPT-4o is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

GPT-4o costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.7 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 1.2x more expensive than GPT-4o ($2.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.7 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 1.5x more expensive than GPT-4o ($10.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.7 Sonnet is more expensive than GPT-4o.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerAnthropic

GPT-4o

Input tokens$2.50

Output tokens$10.00

Best providerAzure

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.7 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to GPT-4o's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while GPT-4o is limited to 16,384 tokens.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Input200,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

GPT-4o

Input128,000 tokens

Output16,384 tokens

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Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Text

Images

Audio

Video

GPT-4o

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

GPT-4o

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.7 Sonnet was released on 2025-02-24, while GPT-4o was released on 2024-08-06.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is 7 months newer than GPT-4o.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Feb 24, 2025

1.5 years ago

6mo newer

GPT-4o

Aug 6, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. GPT-4o is available from Azure, OpenAI.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

GPT-4o

Azure

Input Price:Input: $2.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

OpenAI

Input Price:Input: $2.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

✓ Preferred

GPT-4o

Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs GPT-4o.

Which is better, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or GPT-4o?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet leads the LLM Stats Score 24.2 to 14.4. Claude 3.7 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and GPT-4o is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude 3.7 Sonnet compare to GPT-4o in benchmarks?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet scores MATH-500: 96.2%, IFEval: 93.2%, MMMLU: 86.1%, GPQA: 84.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.2%. GPT-4o scores AI2D: 94.2%, DocVQA: 92.8%, ChartQA: 85.7%, MMLU: 85.7%, CharXiv-D: 85.3%.

Is Claude 3.7 Sonnet cheaper than GPT-4o?

GPT-4o is 1.2x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. GPT-4o costs $2.50/M input and $10.00/M output via azure.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and GPT-4o supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (24.2 vs 14.4), context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $2.50/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and GPT-4o is developed by OpenAI.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs GPT-4o